insane
gb/ɪnsˈeɪn/ us/ɪnsˈeɪn/
B1
إنجليزي
~ 1900
abszurd, esztelen, őrült, súlyos mentális zavarban szenvedő, beszámíthatatlan, elmebeteg, elképesztő, ütős, dögös, eszméletlen, király, őrületes
B1
INFORMAL
1
نمط الاستخدام:
[someone/something] is insane
That was an insane amount of money to spend on shoes.
Cipőre ez őrült sok pénz volt.
Driving that fast in the rain is insane.
Esőben ilyen gyorsan vezetni őrültség.
The plot twist in the movie was absolutely insane.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
It is insane to walk on the road at night without lights.
Őrültség éjszaka lámpa nélkül az úttesten gyalogolni.
That game was insane and very exciting.
Az a meccs teljesen őrült volt, és nagyon izgalmas.
He paid an insane price for the watch.
غلطة شائعة:
Learners sometimes confuse this meaning with the medical sense of 'mentally ill', which is less common in everyday speech.
المعنى
Extremely foolish or unreasonable
تراكيب شائعة
insane idea
|insane plan
|insane amount
|insane price
|insane speed
مرادفات
crazy (Common informal synonym; slightly more casual and versatile.)
|
ridiculous (Focuses on being absurd rather than irrational.)
أضداد
sensible (Emphasizes sound judgment and reason, the opposite of foolishness.)
مواضيع
emotions
|daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
التعريف
Very silly or unreasonable; not making sense.
Extremely foolish, unreasonable, or outrageous in a way that seems irrational.
B2
2
نمط الاستخدام:
[someone] is insane
The court found him legally insane at the time of the crime.
A bíróság megállapította, hogy a bűncselekmény elkövetésekor beszámíthatatlan volt.
She was diagnosed as insane after a long evaluation.
Hosszú kivizsgálás után súlyos mentális betegséget állapítottak meg nála.
They claimed he was insane and needed treatment.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
The man was declared insane by the doctor.
Az orvos megállapította, hogy a férfi súlyos mentális beteg.
She is insane and cannot take care of herself.
Súlyos mentális beteg, és nem tud gondoskodni magáról.
The judge said he was legally insane.
غلطة شائعة:
Learners often overuse this meaning in casual contexts where 'crazy' or 'ridiculous' would be more appropriate.
المعنى
Having a severe mental illness
تراكيب شائعة
legally insane
|declared insane
|mentally insane
مرادفات
psychotic (Medical term referring to severe mental disorders involving loss of contact with reality.)
أضداد
sane (Means having normal mental health and sound judgment.)
مواضيع
health
|law
|emotions
التعريف
Having a serious mental illness that changes how someone thinks or acts.
Suffering from a severe mental disorder that significantly impairs judgment, perception of reality, or behavior.
B2
INFORMAL
3
نمط الاستخدام:
[something] is insane
The guitarist gave an insane performance last night.
A gitáros őrületes produkciót nyújtott tegnap este.
That roller coaster has some insane drops.
Annak a hullámvasútnak egészen őrületes zuhanásai vannak.
Her cooking skills are absolutely insane.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
The show last night was insane.
A tegnap esti show őrületes volt.
He has insane skills in basketball.
Elképesztő képességei vannak kosárlabdában.
The party was insane and fun.
غلطة شائعة:
Learners may confuse this with the negative senses of 'insane', but here it is positive slang for 'amazing'.
المعنى
Extremely impressive or exciting
تراكيب شائعة
insane performance
|insane talent
|insane skill
مرادفات
amazing (Highlights admiration without the informal exaggeration.)
|
incredible (Focuses on being hard to believe due to excellence.)
أضداد
boring (Describes something dull and unexciting, opposite in emotional impact.)
مواضيع
emotions
|entertainment
|core_vocabulary
|communication
|arts_entertainment
التعريف
Very exciting or amazing; hard to believe because it is so good or extreme.
Extremely impressive, exciting, or intense in a way that amazes people.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
insane
IPA
GB/ɪnsˈeɪn/
US/ɪnsˈeɪn/
المقاطع والنبر
in - sane (٢ مقاطع)
Stress on 2nd syllable (sane)
تصريفات الكلمة
Adjective
- Base: insane
عيلة الكلمة
Core family
insanely
adverb
insanity
noun
Negative and opposite forms
تعبيرات
drive someone insane
1/dɹˈaɪv sˈʌmwˌʌn ɪnsˈeɪn/
idiom
informal
Make someone extremely annoyed or stressed
To make someone feel very annoyed, upset, or mentally tired.
أمثلة
- The constant noise is driving me insane.
- Her endless questions were driving him insane.
go insane
1/ɡˈoʊ ɪnsˈeɪn/
fixed phrase
Become mentally ill or irrational
To become mentally ill or start acting in a very strange way.
أمثلة
- He nearly went insane after months of isolation.
- She thought she would go insane if the noise didn’t stop.
insane asylum
1/ɪnsˈeɪn əsˈaɪləm/
fixed phrase
archaic
Old term for psychiatric hospital
An old term for a hospital where people with serious mental illness lived and got treatment.
أمثلة
- In the past, many were sent to an insane asylum for life.
- The horror film is set in an abandoned insane asylum.
- The novel is set in an old insane asylum.
- In the early 1900s, many people were sent to insane asylums for minor conditions.